The Law And Comedy

Author : Giuseppe Rossi,Paola Carbone
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783111287768

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Despite their inherent seriousness, the law and those who practice it, be it lawyers, judges, politicians, or bureaucrats, are amongst the most popular objects of comedy and humour. Sometimes even the mention of the law, or the mere use of legal vocabulary, can trigger laughter. This is deeply counterintuitive, but true across cultures and historical eras: while the law is there to prevent and remedy injustice, it often ends up becoming the butt of comedy. But laughter and comedy, too, are also infused with seriousness: as universal social phenomena, they are extremely complex objects of study. This book maps out the many intersections of the law and laughter, from classical Greece to the present day. Taking on well-known classical and modern works of literature and visual culture, from Aristophanes to Laurel and Hardy and from Nietzsche to Totò and Fernandel, laughter and comedy bring law back to the complexity of human soul and the unpredictability of life.

Author : Giuseppe Rossi,Paola Carbone
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783111286778

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The Law and Comedy by Giuseppe Rossi,Paola Carbone Pdf

Despite their inherent seriousness, the law and those who practice it, be it lawyers, judges, politicians, or bureaucrats, are amongst the most popular objects of comedy and humour. Sometimes even the mention of the law, or the mere use of legal vocabulary, can trigger laughter. This is deeply counterintuitive, but true across cultures and historical eras: while the law is there to prevent and remedy injustice, it often ends up becoming the butt of comedy. But laughter and comedy, too, are also infused with seriousness: as universal social phenomena, they are extremely complex objects of study. This book maps out the many intersections of the law and laughter, from classical Greece to the present day. Taking on well-known classical and modern works of literature and visual culture, from Aristophanes to Laurel and Hardy and from Nietzsche to Totò and Fernandel, laughter and comedy bring law back to the complexity of human soul and the unpredictability of life.

Author : Laura E. Little
Publisher : Law & Current Affairs
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : LAW
ISBN : 9780190625764

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Guilty Pleasures by Laura E. Little Pdf

Few people associate law books with humor. Yet the legal world--in particular the American legal system--is itself frequently funny. Indeed, jokes about the profession are staples of American comedy. And there is actually humor within the world of law too: both lawyers and judges occasionally strive to be funny to deal with the drudgery of their duties. Just as importantly, though, our legal system is a strong regulator of humor. It encourages some types of humor while muzzling or punishing others. In a sense, law and humor engage a two-way feedback loop: humor provides the raw material for legal regulation and legal regulation inspires humor. In Guilty Pleasures, legal scholar Laura Little provides a multi-faceted account of American law and humor, looking at constraints on humor (and humor's effect on law), humor about law, and humor in law. In addition to interspersing amusing episodes from the legal world throughout the book, the book contains 75 New Yorker cartoons about lawyers and a preface by Bob Mankoff, the cartoon editor for the New Yorker.

Author : Portia Porter Esq
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-10
Category : Carolina authors
ISBN : 099755553X

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Beaver Vs. Beaver by Portia Porter Esq Pdf

With only one pair of courtroom-worthy shoes and desperate for work, a young lawyer from the North hangs her shingle in Ducklingburg, South Duck. She is prepared for a long wait for her first client. Inexplicably, the first client calls straight away. The man who wants to hire her is a multi-millionaire. But why her? His case is "too complicated for the local lawyers," claims the client. The young lawyer and her crack team Hoppy and Raccoon are jubilant, expecting fame and fortune, or at least the end to their frugal diet of Ramen noodles. The young lawyer and her crack team Hoppy and Raccoon are jubilant, expecting fame and fortune, or at least the end to their frugal diet of Ramen noodles. The young lawyer and her crack team Hoppy and Raccoon are jubilant, expecting fame and fortune, or at least the end to their frugal diet of Ramen noodles. But when the Judge, the Lawyers' Bar, and her own client turn against her, the lawyer understands the meaning of "too complicated." For law students, pre-law, young lawyers with a solo practice, and anybody who enjoys laughing at lawyers . . . I mean, legal comedy. -- Goodreads.

Author : Clarissa Rayward
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02
Category : Happiness
ISBN : 0994202520

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Happy Lawyer Happy Life by Clarissa Rayward Pdf

Can lawyers really be happy? Research the world over is showing us that lawyers are unhappy in very large numbers. Here in Australia, current research suggests that one in three lawyers will experience depression at some stage during their careers. For anyone practising in law or considering it in their future, this statistic is both overwhelming and so very sad. Happy Lawyer, Happy Life is the book for people on the law path who want to live the happiest life they can, at the same time enjoying all that brought them to their law career in the first place. Written by Australian lawyer Clarissa Rayward, Happy Lawyer, Happy Life will give you the tools you need to make the best of your career in the law and, perhaps more importantly, find happiness in your life. Clarissa's own experience of managing unhappiness in her career is combined with the knowledge and wisdom of many other happy lawyers to create this practical guide - a must-read for anyone considering or navigating a career in the law.

Author : Carl Unegbu
Publisher : Hybrid Global Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781957013329

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Comedy Goes to Court: When People Stop Laughing and Start Fighting by Carl Unegbu Pdf

This is a book for anyone with an interest in comedy. For people in the comedy industry itself and indeed the broader entertainment industry, this book is literally a must-read. For those thinking about embarking on a career in comedy, not reading this book beforehand is probably something you can only do at your own peril. For all others (think the growing influence that comedy exerts on our contemporary pop culture) this book is a should-read. At the minimum the book offers useful guidance on how comedians should proceed in making a deal for their work; what a comedian can or cannot safely say or do, whether on stage or off stage; how to protect their comedy “material”, which means their money; and how to safely manage their relations with their comedy industry colleagues as well as people in other industries or even just everyday folks out there. To properly drive home its point, the book draws lessons from the life and work of comedians not only here in the US, but also in Canada, Britain, Australia, Germany and more. Long story short, this book helps comedians cover all their bases. Above all, this book has been years in the making and is the sort of book that could only have been written by somebody from a vantage position who not only knows the law around comedy but also has covered the world of comedy intimately and with good insight. In other words, someone like Yours Sincerely. Enjoy!

Author : Ted Tjaden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Law
ISBN : 1552211762

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Legal Research and Writing by Ted Tjaden Pdf

"Legal Research and Writing, Third Edition" seeks to explain the practical skills needed for print and online legal research and for legal writing. It provides a current and comprehensive look at the topic, consolidating information on legal research and writing into one handy, easy-to-use resource. The book is written for both seasoned practitioners, seeking to add the latest sources and techniques to their research arsenals, and for beginning law students who face a bewildering array of information. It includes chapters on legal research malpractice, the acquisition of research resources, and knowledge management. In addition, it covers searching the new platforms of the major proprietary online legal databases, the increasing digitization of legal materials, and the Web 2.0. "Legal Research and Writing" is the most up-to-date book of its kind available in Canada today.

Author : John Mortimer
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141198828

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The Collected Stories of Rumpole by John Mortimer Pdf

Horace Rumpole - witty, eloquent, dishevelled and cynical - is one of fiction's best-loved barristers-at-law. In these twenty classic tales, Rumpole battles through the Old Bailey, whether defending various members of an incompetent South London crime family, taking on haute-cuisine chefs and showfolk or mocking the pomposity of his own profession, all the while being held in check by his wife, Hilda: the wonderful, fearsome She Who Must Be Obeyed. These collected stories, in Penguin Modern Classics for the first time, are a definitive introduction to one of the wisest and wittiest characters in British comic writing and a reminder of what justice should really be about. With a new introduction by Sam Leith, former literary editor of the Daily Telegraph and contributor to the Evening Standard, Guardian and Spectator.

Author : Authored by Douglas M. MacDowell,Ilias Arnaoutoglou,Konstantinos Kapparis,Dimos Spatharas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317048879

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Studies on Greek Law, Oratory and Comedy by Authored by Douglas M. MacDowell,Ilias Arnaoutoglou,Konstantinos Kapparis,Dimos Spatharas Pdf

Douglas M. MacDowell (1931–2010) was a scholar of international renown and the articles included here cover a significant area of classical scholarship, discussing Athenian law, law-making and legal procedure, Old Comedy, comedy and law, politics and lexicography. All of these articles, published between 1959 and 2010, bear the characteristic marks of his scholarship: precision, balanced judgement, brevity and deep learning; they are rational and sober accounts of complicated and controversial issues. Many of these essays are virtually inaccessible as they were originally published in celebratory volumes or article collections which are now out of print or difficult to find outside major libraries. This collection of MacDowell’s articles will make these works available to a broad scholarly audience, and make it easier to bring this scholarship to the classroom as part of courses in Classics, ancient history, legal history and theatre studies. The volume includes a biography of MacDowell by Christopher Carey, based on the testimony of his closest colleagues and personal friends, which was presented to the British Academy.

Author : Russell Ford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351363020

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Why So Serious: On Philosophy and Comedy by Russell Ford Pdf

The Western philosophical tradition shows a marked fondness for tragedy. From Plato and Aristotle, through German idealism, to contemporary reflections on the murderous violence of the twentieth century, philosophy has often looked to tragedy for resources to make suffering, grief, and death thinkable. But what if showing a preference for tragedy, philosophical thought has unwittingly and unknowingly aligned itself with a form of thinking that accepts injustice without protest? This collection explores possibilities for philosophical thinking that refuses the tragic model of thought, and turns instead to its often-overlooked companion: comedy. Comprising of a series of experiments ranging across the philosophical tradition, the essays in this volume propose to break, or at least suspend, the use of tragedy as an index of truth and philosophical worth. Instead, they explore new conceptions of solidarity, sympathy, critique, and justice. In addition, the essays collected here provide ample reason to believe that philosophical thinking, aligned with comedy, is capable of important and original insights, discoveries, and creations. The prejudicial acceptance of tragic seriousness only impoverishes the life of thought; it can be rejuvenated and renewed by laughter and the comic. This book was originally published as a special issue of Angelaki.

Author : G. Beiner
Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0838634672

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Shakespeare's Agonistic Comedy by G. Beiner Pdf

"As the poetics is based on the texts (not derived by deduction or theoretical extension from some principle of poetics), so it is applied as a tool of analysis to the texts and used in conjunction with evaluation. The underlying assumption is that the task of poetics is instrumental, and that its usefulness has to be demonstrated and verified in practice. Hence, the division of the book into two parts. As Part I formulates a poetics on the basis of the texts, so Part II applies the poetics to the major texts - always within the dynamics of the multiple-plot and multi-layered perspective on a play. Part II focuses in detail on The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Merchant of Venice, and Twelfth Night, analyzing the agons and placing them in relation to the comedy of love and the perspective of folly."--Jacket.

Author : Michaela Jeffery
Publisher : Playwrights Canada Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-17
Category : Drama
ISBN : 036910238X

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Wrol (Without Rule of Law) by Michaela Jeffery Pdf

Convinced the world at large can't be trusted to prioritize the well-being of adolescent girls in the event of a cataclysmic event (or just in general), a determined troupe of preteen "doomers" commit to preparing for survival in the post-collapse society they anticipate inheriting. When Maureen, Jo, Sarah, Vic, and Robbie sneak out at night to investigate an ominous hidden lair in the woods, they believe they have stumbled onto proof of what happened to a mysterious local cult that vanished over a decade ago. As they search for vital clues, examining small bones and dusty cans of food for signs of life, they fight to understand how to be understood in a world that seems to reject them. What they discover changes everything--eighth grade will never be the same. Part Judy Blume, part Rambo, this darkly comic coming-of-age story for complicated times is for any young woman who has ever been told that she is "too much," or that what she fears is illegitimate, or that what she has to say is less important than keeping the peace.

Author : Henry Card
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1817
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590202416

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The Brother in Law by Henry Card Pdf

Author : Justin Steinberg
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780226071121

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Dante and the Limits of the Law by Justin Steinberg Pdf

In Dante and the Limits of the Law, Justin Steinberg offers the first comprehensive study of the legal structure essential to Dante’s Divine Comedy. Steinberg reveals how Dante imagines an afterlife dominated by sophisticated laws, hierarchical jurisdictions, and rationalized punishments and rewards. He makes the compelling case that Dante deliberately exploits this highly structured legal system to explore the phenomenon of exceptions to it, crucially introducing Dante to current debates about literature’s relation to law, exceptionality, and sovereignty. Examining how Dante probes the limits of the law in this juridical otherworld, Steinberg argues that exceptions were vital to the medieval legal order and that Dante’s otherworld represents an ideal “system of exception.” In the real world, Dante saw this system as increasingly threatened by the dual crises of church and empire: the abuses and overreaching of the popes and the absence of an effective Holy Roman Emperor. Steinberg shows that Dante’s imagination of the afterlife seeks to address this gap between the universal validity of Roman law and the lack of a sovereign power to enforce it. Exploring the institutional role of disgrace, the entwined phenomena of judicial discretion and artistic freedom, medieval ideas about privilege and immunity, and the place of judgment in the poem, this cogently argued book brings to life Dante’s sense of justice.

Author : George Colman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1808
Category : English drama
ISBN : BSB:BSB11714957

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The Heir at Law by George Colman Pdf